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Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. The suburban atmosphere of Salt Lake City makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Western Governors University?

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Contact details for WGU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: 801-274-3280
Website: www.wgu.edu

Western Governors University Graduate Student Diversity

71% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 42,164 graduate students at WGU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Governors University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,854
Black or African American 4,273
Hispanic or Latino 3,837
White 25,694
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 6,483

Online Learning at Western Governors University

150,116 Took All Classes Online
150,116 Took At Least One Class Online
15.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 87 bachelor’s degree and 87 master’s degree programs available online at WGU. In 2020-2021, 150,116 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WGU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WGU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Governors University was 15.2%. This is the #347 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at WGU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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